Boy, 4, falls from 9th-floor window

Montgomery County police investigating

Montgomery County police said a 4-year-old boy is in serious condition after falling from the ninth-floor window of a Silver Spring apartment building.

Police were called to the 8800 block of Piney Branch Road for a report of an injured child about 3:15 p.m. Thursday. The boy was taken to Children's National Medical Center in Washington and is listed in serious condition.

Upon further investigation, authorities said they found the boy's family inside the apartment. There's no word yet on how the child fell or whether he was being supervised at the time.

Police said detectives from the Family Crimes Division and Child Protective Services are investigating.

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